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The AP list is highlighted in every paper in the state (while they relegate the Coaches list to barely a mention; even the AP Player of the Year gets a huge article written while Mr. Basketball, the more prestigious of the two, is given a paragraph in a general tourney writeup). It's not like no one knows what the information is. We are not AP members nor do we vote on their awards or in their polls. We partner with the coaches association so it makes sense we publish that info. In the past we have even been told by the AP we couldn't publish their info. Add it all up and we choose not to publish the AP list, just like we don't publish the AP Coaches Poll.

This scenario has nothing to do with vouchers. A charter school with a curriculum that caters to athletes or physical education is a possibility in any SD in the State even without vouchers.

Hi, everybody. I really enjoy this message board. Every year I sit back, read, learn, and say I’m not going to get involved…yet, for the second year in a row, I feel the need to make a couple comments…even if everyone on here has pretty much made their decisions… First, some points:
1) I believe Travis asked the question about the privates bussing from other areas. I live in Lake Mills and know for a fact that Lakeside Lutheran does (or did in the past based on who enrolls at the school) have daily busses bringing in students all the way from: Beaver Dam to the north, Madison/Middleton to the west, Whitewater to the south, and all points in-between. Some of these kids were/are good athletes, some were/are not.
2) Conversely, let’s look at Lake Mills public school. Can really good athletes (through open enrollment) from surrounding cities like Fort Atkinson, Watertown, Waterloo or Cottage Grove choose to attend LMHS instead of their own high schools? Sure. Do they? Nope. None that I have ever heard of. Instead, LMHS relies 100% on kids from Lake Mills, Milford, and Aztalan. Booming metropolises for sure.
3) Of course, not EVERY private in a bigger city is going to be a powerhouse. There’s only so much talent to go around….even in Milwaukee. Wausau Newman isn’t going to be a powerhouse because there’s minimal overall basketball talent in Wausau, right? I mean, when’s the last time East/West or Everest made noise at State?
4) Location matters. Remember when Korie Lucious transferred from King to Pius? What’s the absolute, stone cold, number 1 reason he picked Pius? Give up? It’s because Pius was located in Milwaukee, that’s why What’s the odds of him choosing Pius if it was located in: LaCrosse, Algoma, Belleville, or Rhinelander? Zero percent. That's a geographical and demographic advantage for Milwaukee Pius. In your opinion, who’s more likely to get the next Diamond Stone, Duane Wilson, Korie Lucious, or Kwamain Mitchell - Dominican, or Tomahawk? Answer honestly.

My final point: Most people believe Jerry Pettigoue is the greatest high school basketball coach in the history of the state. If not THE best, one of the best. As great Jerry Pettigoue has been, he “only” has one State title in the last 22 years. One! In 22 years!! Think about that and I ask you this: How many titles would Pettigoue have if he coached in a similar Division at, say, Dominican or St Catherine’s? Two? Four? Five? More?? Why is that? You know the answer. Is it because those feeder programs have more dedicated parents and better coaches? Or is it because those feeder programs have more POTENTIAL stud athletes than Cuba City, or Kieler, or wherever the Cubans come from? I’ll let you decide.

Thanks.

Has anyone ever come up with a population map, like "Team A from this city draws from a population base of X. If team B could draw from the same number, their radius would be this big"? Would be interesting to see. Also, I like maps and pretty colors.

Henry Ellenson has scholarship offers from Marquette, Georgetown, and Minnesota among others. He is ranked nationally in every player rankings I see. His older brother Wally is a freshman for the Gophers in Minnesota. Wally played his freshman season at Eau Claire Memorial before a mess occurred which led to a lawsuit against the school that was ultimitly dropped. The family then packed up and went to Rice Lake. So there is an Eau Claire connection here.

Not to mention if you teamed him up with Billy Wampler, Logan R(not even going to attempt his last name) who I have saw in person shoot something like 8-9 from three point range in a game against Spring Valley, Regis could punch their ticket to Madison as there isn't a school in D4 on this side of the state that could stop them. Because AAU plays a major role in recruiting and the fact that he is already known nationally, he wouldn't really be hurting himself if he dd enroll at Regis.

With all that said, I said it before and I will say it again, I seriously doubt it will happen.